NEWS
--Good luck to the Royalton/Upsala wrestling team competing at the State Wrestling Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Royalton/Upsala takes on Tracy Milroy Balaton this morning at 9am then win or lose they would wrestle again at either 11am or 1pm. If they win one of the two matches they would wrestle again in the evening session. Hear all the action for Royalton/Upsala and also updates on Foley's matches today live on Q92 WYRQ and also streamed online at fallsradio.com with Al Windsperger.
--The Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual dinner event tonight at the Falls Ballroom. During the event tonight they will award the Large Business of the Year to LeBlanc's Rice Creek Hunting and Recreation, Small Business on the Year to Little Falls Radio and the Volunteer of the Year was Michelle Waldvogel. Again Little Falls Radio wishes to thank all who nominated, selected and helped make Little Falls Radio an award winner.
--On Tuesday a Life Saving Event Award was presented to Carrie Herman for her lifesaving actions that took place on January 5th. Sgt. Herman responded to ‘G’ block in the Morrison County Jail, where she ultimately made contact with an inmate, who was standing on the upstairs railing and making comments that he was going to jump. Herman made entry into ‘G’ block and immediately started a dialogue with him. While advancing up the stairwell, she continued to communicate to the inmate while displaying empathy and compassion. Once Herman got to the top of the stairwell, she paused briefly and analyzed the situation before continuing towards him. Herman slowly closed the gap between herself and the inmate and extended her arm towards him, indicating that she was there to help. The inmate came down off the railing and was eventually escorted downstairs to the booking room. Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen stated, “Carrie, I want to thank you for doing a great job and for handling yourself in a professional manner. You stayed calm and confident and you relied on your training. This could have easily turned into a disaster and/or a death in our jail, but you prevented that from happening. You ultimately saved this inmate’s life and for that I’m grateful. For your outstanding work you are deserving of recognition as the finest my office has to offer.
--A Pierz math teacher is one of 36 semifinalists for the 2020 Teacher of the Year award. Faye Sandy is a sixth grade teacher at Pioneer Elementary in the Pierz Public school district. The semifinalists were narrowed down from a list of 135 candidates from across the state. A selection panel will review the portfolios of the remain 36 candidates before selecting the 10 finalists late next month. The winner will be announced on May 3rd at the Saint Paul RiverCentre.
--The City of Fargo is already expected spring flooding and some buildings are dubbed Sandbag Central preparing for spring flooding along the Red River. Fargo City Administrator Bruce Grubb told city commissioners Monday of plans to fill 250,000 sandbags in order to protect the city to 41 feet, which would be 23 feet over flood stage. The latest outlook from the National Weather Service shows some probability that the river will reach 39 feet in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area later this spring leading to flooding.
--With Ash Wednesday yesterday, watch for many fish fries the next six Friday's by many organizations like Lion's groups, Kinship, Veterans groups and churches and schools and others. Check out fallsradiocom/community calendar for details.
--We're now less than a week away from the 2020 Presidential Primary election in Minnesota, but you don't have to wait until Super Tuesday to cast your ballot. Absentee voting has been open for about six weeks already, and now through Monday. Cities can vote in-person in their City Halls. Township and rural resident can check with their local county government centers and township officials on early voting practices if you cannot get to the polls on Tuesday. Primary Election day you can go to your normal polling place anytime between 7am-8pm. You will have to request either a Republican ballot or a Democratic ballot.
--A 43-year-old Foley man is accused of strangling a woman, biting her nose and slamming a car door on her fingers. Randy Joseph Boothe was charged with one felony count of third-degree assault, one felony count of domestic assault by strangulation, one gross misdemeanor count of interference with a 911 call and two misdemeanor counts of domestic assault. According to the complaint, a woman told authorities Boothe assaulted her Monday morning at a residence in the 8100 block of 155th Street Northeast, Foley. The woman said Boothe threw her down, pinned her arms under his legs to immobilize her and pushed down on her neck with his forearm. The woman told authorities she then took her child out to a vehicle so they could leave but Boothe threw her to the ground and bit her nose. The woman said Boothe then got into the driver's seat of the vehicle, which made her worried he would leave with the child, so she attempted to open the door. Boothe then "slammed the door shut causing her pointer finger to become stuck in the closed door" for about 20 seconds. She was treated at an area hospital.
--Pro-Trump activists who said they were frustrated by the Republican Party of Minnesota (MNGOP) created a separate Independent Expenditure Fund MAGASOTA to organize volunteers and host events in support of President Trump. Republican Party of Minnesota has responded by blasting out an email and creating a website calling the group a scam. The website is endorsed by both taxpayer-funded Minnesota House Republican Caucus and Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus. The website has no disclaimer and it is unclear who paid for the website. The Republican Party of Minnesota claims that MAGASOTA is “diverting valuable volunteer time to an effort that will have a marginal effect on the actual election.” Additionally, the (MNGOP) accused MAGASOTA of preying on “low information activists”. MAGASOTA gained prominence among Trump Activists by holding events, lit dropping, and identifying other Trump supporters.
WEATHER
TODAY= sunny skies, high 22.
TONIGHT= clouds increase, snow after dark, low 13.
FRIDAY= light snow early, then partial sun, high 26, low near 20.
SATURDAY= cloudy skies, some PM sun, high 36, low around 18.
SUNDAY= sunny skies, mild, high 44, freezing precip late, low 26.
SPORTS
GBB= Little Falls at Alexandria tonight 7pm on Q92 WYRQ.
GBB= Spectrum at Pierz tonight 7pm on FM94 KFML.
SOFT= The Little Falls slow pitch softball league is looking for new teams for the upcoming 2020 summer softball league. Tuesday nights the open men’s league plays. Wednesday night, the women’s league plays and Thursday nights, the co-rec league plays. Call or text Joey Masog at (320) 232-8258 with questions or for information.